I work in the North Market, so I have the fantastic good fortune of getting to eat at North Market vendors at least 3 to 4 times a week. Pastaria is one of my favorites, and while that is undoubtedly shaped a little bit by my general preference for pasta, most of it is their quality food. THE PROS: inexpensive. the prices are good, and the amount of food you get is unbelievable. I almost never have leftovers from single serving meals--I'm a growing young lady!--but I have never NOT had leftovers from Pastaria, and they reheat beautifully. essentially, you're getting two very satisfying meals for about $7-8. the food is good. i tend to be unoriginal and go for the linguine with the spicy vegetarian sauce, and it's just all-around tasty. the bread and garlic butter deserve a special shoutout. they give you a HUNK of bread, and that is the only bit of my Pastaria that always fails to become leftovers, because I devour it as soon as I open the box. the service is polite, professional, and helpful. THE CONS: it's less that there are issues with Pastaria and more that there are just so many other restaurants in Columbus that are amazing that I am reluctant to give five stars. Pastaria is very good, but it isn't knock-your-socks-off amazing. it's very good food, and it succeeds in being an inexpensive and delicious option in the North Market. if you enjoy pasta at all and find yourself in the area, stop by Pastaria for a quality dinner (and lunch the next day!) read more

Since the last time I was here someone mentioned that they had good beet salad. And they do! I had a small dish of it on Saturday. So now I know! read more

At the North Market I was drawn to their sandwich display. It was beautiful and they all looked so good. I was planning on going to Katzingers but decided I didn't want to take out a loan for a sandwich. Now I wish I would have. I got the Grilled Italian Club for 7.99. It looked bigger in the case. I also expected it to be grilled, warm and crispy on the outside. They didn't lie, it had been grilled. But I winced when I saw them put it in the microwave. Cue sogginess. To be fair it probably would have been pretty good had it been re grilled as a heating process. But, the fact remains that they microwaved it. It tasted like a leftover sandwich from the night before that you microwaved for lunch at work. Buyer's remorse. read more

Pastaria in North Market has been one of our favorite meal-to-go options in Columbus. The Veal & Truffle and Smoked Mozzarella raviolis paired with their Prosciutto & Mushroom sauce is absolutely delicious and the prep time is very minimal (20 minutes max). We've also frequently bought their homemade Italian bread and garlic butter and both are great. Whenever we've asked for recommendations the service has always been very friendly and helpful. Keep up the good work! read more

Pastaria - Italian Near Me - Columbus, Ohio

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Pastaria is my go-to lunch to-go when I'm at the North Market. The North Market is a bad place for people who find too many choices paralyzing and don't have all day to decide what to eat. There are several sauces and several shapes of pasta that you can mix and match. My favorite sauce is the Italian sausage creole. You also get some bread and a glob of delicious compound butter that's full of roasted garlic and green onions. For a couple bucks more you can add meatballs, sausage, chicken or salmon. Besides hot delicious take out, you can get the sauces and the butter packaged up to serve at home, fresh mozzarella, and tiramisu. Across the aisle you can find more grocery type items, olive oil, vinegar, fresh and dry pasta, bread, and a rotating menu of prepared foods. The prepared food is delicious, but it seems a little expensive compared to the pasta dishes which I think offer good value. The North Market can be overwhelming, Pastaria protects me from sensory overload and gets me back to work with a happy belly. read more

I always get the mozz and tomato salad and tiramisu, but got the alfredo and Puttanesca today. Fantastic. Been coming in for 12 years now. Ladies at front are attentive and fast. When it's swamped and they have a line waiting, they move quick. Thank god. Oh, get an extra bread with the chive and garlic butter. That butter is . Cannolis are solid as well. read more

Pastaria Seconda is Pastaria's other side at North Market - instead of a pasta bar, this place has pre-made food in refrigerated display cases, as well as a little market of dry goods on shelves. I spotted Eggplant Napoleon in the case, and this looked like something worth trying. The helpful cashier heated up a serving of Eggplant Napoleon (which is a sliced eggplant, stacked in layers with ricotta cheese and several other veggies, like a lasagna or napoleon dessert, but using eggplant as the main layer divider), and popped into a container with some bread and seasoned butter. The bread was ok, but the eggplant was great! I'd totally recommend it -- not as heavy as an eggplant parmesan, but still with a nice creamy ricotta filling for a few layers - like a light veggie lasagna with no pasta! Plus, while many North Market stalls can have long lines at busy lunch hours (including Pastaria's main stall), Pastaria Seconda was just walk up and order - like a hidden gem of North Market! read more

Pastaria Secondi (the section with the fresh ravioli!) has been my go-to for dinner-parties-in-a-pinch for years and years. Even when I'm not buying pasta, I *love* to swoon at the case. Most of the time that I've stopped here, I've had amazingly friendly service with a fantastic product. The service aspect is especially fantastic because I usually want a little guidance -- how much should I buy for my group? What sauces to you recommend to compliment? Usually they've gone above and beyond with helpful answers. Everything from plain cheese tortellini to gorgeous, colorful, ribboned lobster ravioli. I don't often plan on having pasta, and not typically for a dinner party... but when I'm not making it fresh myself, I'm seizing the opportunity to buy from Pastaria. However -- if I were writing this review based solely on my last experience, it'd be more of a two-star experience. I'm going with the 3 stars today, knowing that my previous experiences have been 4 or 5 star experience. I definitely wanted to highlight the typical positives upfront. Not sure if it's gone downhill or what, but I'll come back and hopefully bump up my review. Here's why I'm concerned, based on my last visit: - Weird service. Not the typical helpfulness. I walked up to the counter and at least three employees looked at me without a greeting or offer to help. Was just about to walk away, when I finally got some assistance, which was flat and minimal at best. - I asked how much of a certain ravioli would be good for 2 people as a side. She suggested 4 - 5 pieces each (this particular type was huge). That seemed a bit large, but I went ahead with it. When I opened my package at home, there were 13 pieces in there, which is not what she recommended nor what I thought I was getting. Considering the bill was over $13, I should have been aware. $13 for a side dish for two. I know ravioli is a labor of love to make, and I'm willing to pay for that. But, I was a little bummed to be over-portioned and therefore over-charged. - Also when I got the ravioli home, quite a few of them were broken. I know they're delicate, but still. - I got the applewood bacon and spinach ravioli. I could not taste (or see) the bacon at all. It seemed mostly like ricotta and spinach. They sure were pretty, though (the unbroken ones, at least) with gorgeous and vibrant stripes of green and red in the dough wrapper. Anyway, hope they were just having an off day, because I think this is one of the highlights of the North Market! read more

This place would get a 5 star review if it weren't for the lady that works there screwing up my order...every. Single. Time! The salmon pasta is amazing a full of flavor. It was the first thing I got there. I was excited to eat it. I stated to grab forks and the lady said I already put them in the bag. I get out to my car ready to dig in and no forks. Second time, my husband and I both ordered the salmon pasta and I got spaghetti and meatballs for my toddler. I get to the car and see she gave me 3 salmon pastas and no spaghetti and meatballs. Plus she is just very rude. The food is excellent. I would take it over Olive Garden any day. The pasta even tastes flavorful versus just plain pasta with a good sauce on top. read more

I've been stopping in here from time to time for well over 10 years. The owner, Don, is almost always there. Today a young girl (less than 12) was the cashier. I presumed her to be Don's daughter and she did a wonderful job. This is great Italian food for cafe style servings. I almost always order either the Shrimp and Scallop Carbonara (penne pasta), a Clam Sauce dish (bow tie pasta), or an Italian Sausage (penne pasta) dish. Each order is served with bread and roasted garlic butter. I always add extra bread (free) and sometimes extra sauce ($1.00). The wait is usually about 3-5 minutes. read more

Wish I could give 2 1/2 stars. It gets 3 stars for the food; 2 stars for the service. The woman was a bit rude when I had questions about the different pastas. She really didn't want to be at work. It was obvious. The pasta with meat sauce was delicious, however. It was a huge serving and very tasty. I also got a side of roasted veggies, which were equally yummy. There are picnic tables outside, and it was a beautiful day, so that worked well. Would go back, and maybe I'd have better luck with the service. read more

Was very excited to order from this Italian restaurant. Visiting from Maryland. Two out of four meals missing from my uber eats order. Very unprofessional when the manager claimed that her employee Scott messed up the order and did not offer direct refunds. read more

I had their arabica, it was very spicy but delicious. I also added meatballs for 1.99 it wasn't very worth it because they were so small and not that flavorful. In addition, the customer service was great, it was really busy because it was lunch hours so the cashier gave us free cups for soda! I definitely want to come back and try their other creamier pastas. read more

Don't let the fact that some of The Pastaria's food is ready-made for reheating scare you. Let's get honest: Home-style Italian food does pretty well warmed up. A reheated piece of great lasagna is still better than plenty of other foods when they're fresh. Plus, plenty of their dishes are made to order. Stick to the non-baked pastas, and you should be safe in that regard -- linguine with pesto or something like that. They'll make it up right in front of you. All of the entrees come with a big hunk of fresh bread and a homemade herb butter. They sell their dizzying array of pastas and sauces on site as well. It's a great Italian restaurant and deli stuck in the North Market. Awesome. read more

Love their pesto, hate their attitude. Took over ten minutes for them to take my order without a line. read more

Pastaria - Yummy - Italian Near Me - Columbus, Ohio

Used to love this place until I became gluten intolerant. They used to cook up fresh ravioli now they only offer penne which is super basic. But I can't even get that. Over the past couple years I've visited and they either don't have any penne or "just ran out." No matter what day or time of day. Really disappointing and never offer to accommodate. I'm done trying with this place. read more

Pasteria serves many pasta and meat dishes. I believe they are pre-cooked, then put together and warmed up. The chicken Parm was one of my favorites. Pastaria also has a deli counter across the aisle (called Secondi or something like that?) . They have a variety of prepared dishes, and frozen ravioli. I was a big fan of both the cheese and sausage ravioli. Rick, the owner, is a nice guy too. read more

Pick your pasta, any pasta. Now, add a sauce. Now enjoy. Pastaria provides a quick bite in the North Market that shows you don't have to sacrifice quality for a good Italian dish. By pre-prepping all of their flavorful homemade sauces and pasta, they can fire up your order in a pan in just a few minutes. The biggest problem you'll have is deciding what sauce you want. Be sure to get something flavorful though as by their natures, some of the cream sauces are a little bland, and if you don't know what to get, ask, the staff is totally willing to provide guidance based on what you tell them you're tastes are. The tiramisu they have is also heavenly, so you should always pick up a piece with your meal. Another helpful item is that the roasted garlic and green onion butter they have for your bread that comes with all pasta dishes is absolutely amazing. Try to get a extra bread and butter when you order as it's often just as tasty as your pasta will wind up being, sometimes, even better. If you'd like to take a taste of Pastaria's idea of Italian home with you they also sell their sauces, as well as wonderful pasta just next door at Pastaria Seconda. Take you're checkbook though as you'll be paying premium for their take on take home Italian taste. read more

C. and I went out for a motorcycle ride, and detoured to North Market, good plan. Our first stop was Pastaria and ordered an warmed up - Italian Monte Cristo sandwich. The flavors blended very well. We both enjoyed splitting the sandwich. The other choices that were on display also looked great. I recommend Pastaria in North Market. read more

The pizzas sit in a rack on the front counter & have a lot of eye appeal. I ordered 2 slices from the fresh looking pizzas on top. Apparently that was intolerable to Sarafino's employees, who denied me ordering selected slices and stated it was a health code violation to serve that way! They wanted to serve me the remaining slices from earlier in the day, which may have been ok but I preferred the newer. They made a big stink about it & resentfully & rudely ended up complying with my request. I asked for a simple refund of my purchase, which had not been served yet, but they ignored my requests. Employees kept walking over & asked what's going on & then insisting it's a health code violation to choose your slices! I never raised my voice or used foul language, but I was rudely tossed my order. As I was walking away, yet another employee accosted me for daring to select my slices & told me not to come back!! I said "Are you drunk?" I heard her & the employees forcing a laugh at my expense as I walked away, trying to add insult to injury. The pizza itself is always plain but I buy a slice now & then anyway. But with rude service like this I might as well find another pizzaria. read more

Ordered pasta and then the order was wrong and then the lady seemed frustrated to remake it and rushed it out. Was super super watery with no flavor and was supposed to have prosciutto but had one tiny piece... read more

Pastaria - Italian Near Me - Columbus, Ohio

This place is a God Send! It's my go-to for when I have dinner parties. I cook up their delicious pasta, toss with their amazing sauce, add a few veggies or some meat and PRESTO, the best dinner you've ever "home-made"! It's one of the few shops in the North Market that's actually open on Monday (til 5 sharp) and that's great since I seem to rush there on Monday after work sometimes forgetting most of the market is closed. The ladies behind the counter are always so sweet and have great suggestions for combinations. You might need their advice since they have like 25 different ravioli flavors and 15 sauces. I think the prices reflect the quaility of the product so, I gladly pay and tip when I can if I get extra great service, which is typical. My top recommendations: 1) Jamaican Jerk Ravioli w/ Chipotle Cream Sauce (THE BEST!) 2) Black Bean Ravioli w/ Chipotle cream sauce (for the Vegetarians) 3) gnocchi w/ roasted red pepper gorganzola cream sauce 4) wild mushroom ravioli with red pepper gorganzola cream sauce The garlic butter is also awesome. The bread they sell is SO-SO. I haven't tried anything else since I fell in love with the Jamaican Jerk (no pun intended). But, I want to since it all looks so good. They are eager to let you try sample as well, just ask! I love that they have so many unique flavors. I highly recommend trying their products for your next dinner party or next date night staying in. read more

Fast service. $10 meal. Mushroom and sun dried tomato sauce with bow ties were good. Meatballs are small, but tasty

We LOVE this place!!! Not only do they have EXCELLENT food and fair prices, their customer service is AMAZING!! Brenda not only remembers our favs, but she always greets us with a smile and quick service! The food is AMAZING, did I mention? My family frequents this place as often as we can and are never disappointed. read more

The fiance and I tried getting some pastas from here for the first time. Boy were we missing out on this North Market gem. I had the tri-sausage ravioli and she had the cheese tortelloni. Both were fantastic. The sausage in mine was spicy, and that's the way I like it. We liked that in her tortelloni you could really get the flavor of the cheese; so many times cheese pastas are bland and all you get is ricotta. We will definitely be back to try more varieties out of the case. It was really easy to cook ourselves too! read more

Traditional meat sauce gets a standing O from me. All handmade pastas and a tempting catering menu that makes you want to throw a huge party just to have large quantities of their delicious food! read more

I have, a confession to make, I don't really like Italian food. But I LOVE Pastaria. They catered my wedding (in 2003) and did a fantastic job. Everything was beautiful, and delicious and competitively priced. I'm not sure if Carolyn is still in charge of the events, but if she is, you are in good hands. Pastaria Secondi has a great selection of fresh pastas, as well as some prepared side dishes, yummy sauces. balsamics, olive oils, fresh bread and many other treats. And if you're hungry, stop across the aisle at Pastaria for some freshly cooked pasta. Or head up the aisle for some pizza at Serafino's, also owned by the Ziliaks. read more

Came here for dinner based upon Yelp reviews. Wanted to eat before the Middle West distillery tour, drinking on an empty stomach is not a good idea. This is a semi-"fast food" place in the market. However, the food does not taste like fast food! The chicken parmigiana and pasta I had were delicious and hot/fresh. My wife had the eggplant parmigiana. We each tried the others food too. I'm not a vegetable fan but the eggplant was even better than the chicken! Home made marinara sauce. Both were delicious. Don't forget to stop into Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams for dessert too! read more

I submitted a catering request today and received a friendly and immediate response. Not only wonderful food, but terrific customer service! Bravo! read more

I picked Pastaria for lunch today, out of the many options North Market offers, and I'm very glad I did! I brought my 2 year old son with me and he is very picky. When I ordered my bowtie pasta with shitaki and sundried tomato cream sauce, I asked for a few noodles on the side with no sauce for my son. When we got our food, I saw that they included a small container full of pasta for my son and an extra chunk of bread for him as well! As many of you with kids know, it isn't every business that is willing to cater to children. So, that was awesome and so was my food! Bravo Pastaria! You made my lunch :). read more

Best place to eat in North Market. The staff is always helpful and friendly. The tomato sauce is killer, so good and full of flavor.

This is my favorite spot to get coffee in the North Market. They have a delicious bold dark roast. I also love their macaroons of course. Peppermint is my fav. Their croissants are divine as well. There's always friendly staff working there. One of my fav booths at the North Market. read more

Holy Ravioli! they were slow so they cooked our ravioli for us. i had the lobster with arrabbiata and both were amazing. i love spicy food and this sauce definitely had a kick. we loved this place and they were super nice to fix our ravioli for us. read more

Nothing to write home about. Got a half a grill cheese and it hit the spot and was reasonably priced. No complaints nor raves..

Good food marred by poor service. Ordering a cold sandwich out of a counter window with no line should not be a five-minute endeavor, especially not after you make eye contact with an employee who goes back to doing something other than giving me food I'm trying to pay for. read more

If you're in Columbus, Ohio you must have lunch at the North Market. It's Columbus' year round farmer's market/indie food distributor marketplace. read more

A wide assortment of yummy foods to take out or eat at the North Market. They have everything from risotto to steamed veggies to quiche to lasagna - mostly Italian, but some other things as well. One whole side of the display case is full of beautifully colored raviolis and gnocchis to tempt you - I always want the striped mushroom raviolis and still haven't bought them - someday! Definitely try the broccoli with sage - for something so basic, it's divine. And the man behind the counter is so friendly - I went there once, came back a few weeks later, and he remembered me! As if the food wasn't enough, the friendly service will keep me coming back. read more

Looking for gourmet Italian food, cheap? If you're willing to trade fine china for a styrofoam container, $7 will get you a spectacular meal at Pastaria. I've been a fan of this North Market eatery since I worked a few blocks away. Yes, 15 years of fandom. And it's still wonderful. read more

We'd never eaten here before and were looking for a healthier option. I'm not a fan of chunky tomato sauces so I asked the lady what she would recommend in the tomato sauce realm. She looked like I'd just spoken to her in Swahili. She turned to her co-worker, a Karate Kid wanna be with his red bandana tied across his forehead all Daniel-san style who was eating his lunch from there and he got this glazed deer in headlights look. How HARD is this people!?! Do you not sample your own menu?? I really wanted the garlic one but he recommended the tomato basil. Okay fine. So I got the whole wheat penne with tomato basil. The hubby got whole wheat penne with the garlic tomato sauce, chicken chunks and a salad. That sounded good so I got a salad too. I asked what dressings they had and she fumbled all over that one too. I asked for French, like she said and he asked for Italian. She asked me THREE TIMES what kind of dressing I wanted and every time I replied French. I asked if the fresh mozzarella could be cut in half into 2 oz because I was trying to watch it that day and didn't need 400 calories worth of cheese. She asked Daniel-san if he could do that...insert glazed over look again and conferencing. At this point, we were about to leave if very simple requests were being blown WAY out of proportion. The hubby says just put the other 2 oz on his. They seem to get it together and we head upstairs to eat. We pull out our salads and there sit 2 containers full of RANCH dressing for both of us. Are you flippin' serious!?! 3x I had to repeat it and she STILL didn't get it right?? GRRRR. Trying to eat was a treat because their plastic forks are so flimsy and cheap, the two middle tines split in half and you had to keep re-stabbing over and over. I was ready to hurl my garlic bread at them from above but I refrained. The meal was decent. Not anything out of this world, I make better. The garlic tomato sauce by the way does NOT have chunks of tomato either so I could've gotten that. Thanks. The chicken was marinated and tasted really good but the hubby said there wasn't enough of it. The butter is really good and probably the only reason I'm giving them a marginal 3 stars. Honestly, we probably won't go back at least not if those two are working it. read more

I've been going here on and off for years. It's not a bad stop off in the North Market if you like Italian food. Granted, it's not the best in the city, by far. But it's good for what it is, which is basically fast food Italian style. I've had a few different dishes, as has my wife, and they're all fairly good. Nothing is full of 'wow', but they've not been terrible ever. The soft bread with the killer garlic butter is amazing, and it's almost sad that I look forward to that more often then the pasta sometimes. I've had a few visits where the penne was overcooked, and gotten to that soggy cardboard state. Thankfully those have been rare. It's also one of the few places I can get a good penne putanesca that really has some heat, but depth as well. not just heat for heat's sake. I think the biggest reason though why I gave it three stars and not four is because the prices recently went up a couple of dollars, but I'd have to say the most recent time I was there (just last weekend) the food was really just kind of average. I always hope with a price increase that the food will be better, of not at least the same, but I was a little underwhealmed to be truthful. I'm sure I'll give them another chance, but little things like that can draw one away, especially in the Market, where there are so many other choices in close reach. read more